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Medical Aspects of Morbid Obesity

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Surgery for Morbid Obesity

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In 1963 Payne and DeWind coined the term “morbid” obesity to draw attention to the life-threatening consequences of being 100%, or more than 100 lb, above average body weight.1 Because obesity, particularly of this magnitude, has proved very resistant to medical management, radical surgical treatment seems justified.

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